,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #idbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #cj1 #bjbd,mr4 
,bo/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry   
out a pilot program "u :i* ! ,secret>y  
may fill vacant %ifts at m$ical         
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs ) non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e      
provid]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,safegu>d+ ,,va's ,heal?c>e
 ,work=ce ,act4  #b4 ,pilot program to  
fill vacant %ifts at m$ical facilities (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs )      
non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e provid]s  7a7   
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry out a     
pilot program "u :i* ! ,secret>y may    
fill a vacant %ift at a m$ical facility 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ) a   
non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e provid]4  7b7   
,agreem5ts2 paym5ts ,to c>ry out ! pilot

 program1 ! ,secret>y %all seek to ent] 
into at lea/ "o agreem5t ) an entity t  
employs or contracts ) heal? c>e        
provid]s4 ,pursuant to su* an agreem5t1 
! ,secret>y %all pay ! entity a fix$    
rate = ea* %ift fill$ by su* entity "u !
 pilot program4  7c7 ,limitation ,!     
,secret>y may n1 "u ! pilot program1    
fill a vacant %ift at a m$ical facility 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ) a non-,dep>tm5t heal?   
c>e provid] unless ! numb] ( vacant     
%ifts at su* facility rea*es a m9imum   
numb] or p]c5tage prescrib$ by !        
,secret>y4  7d7 ,locations ,! ,secret>y 
%all c>ry out ! pilot program 9 m$ical  
facilities ( n m ?an two ,vet]ans       
,integrat$ ,s]vices ,networks4 ,9       
select+ a facility = ! pilot program1 ! 
,secret>y %all give pref]5ce to a       
facility-- 7#a7 locat$ 9 a rural area2  
or  7#b7 t hi/orically has a high rate (
 vacant %ifts4  7e7 ,privacy ,to protect
 ! privacy ( a vet]an :o receives       
hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices "u !     
pilot program1 ! ,secret>y %all re/rict 

! access1 to m$ical records ( !         
,dep>tm5t1 ( a provid] :o fills a vacant
 %ift "u ! pilot program1 to only su*   
records ( a vet]an to :om su* provid]   
provides hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices4
  7f7 ,reports  7#a7 ,requirem5t ,!     
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committees  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives a report on ! pilot  
program n lat] ?an-- 7,a7 #ba mon?s aft]
 ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y beg9s to c>ry
 out ! pilot program2 &  7,b7 #ij days  
aft] ! date on :i* ! pilot program      
t]m9ates4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,ea* su* report
 %all include ! foll[+ elem5ts3 7,a7 ,h[
 frequ5tly ! ,secret>y fill$ a vacant   
%ift "u ! pilot program4  7,b7 ,! m$ical
 specialties relat+ to vacant %ifts t 7 
mo/ frequ5tly fill$ "u ! pilot program4 
7,c7 ,! numb] ( vet]ans :o receiv$      
hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices "u !     
pilot program4  7g7 ,t]m9ation ,! pilot 
program %all t]m9ate ?ree ye>s aft] !   
date on :i* ! ,secret>y beg9s to c>ry   
out ! pilot program4